Answers:
- first box = 0.84x
- second box = 84
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Explanation:
Think of x - 0.2x as 1x-0.2x. The numbers out front, the 1 and -0.2, combine to 0.8
The 0.8 converts to 80%, meaning that if there's a 20% off sale, then you still have to pay the remaining 80% of the original price.
The 1.05 indicates that we started with 100%, and then add on 5% sales tax, so 100% + 5% = 1 + 0.05 = 1.05
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Simplifying the expression given to us leads to
1.05(x - 0.2x)
1.05(1x - 0.2x)
1.05(0.8x)
(1.05*0.8)x
0.84x
This shows that the final price, after tax, is 84% of the original price.
